I'm attempting to install SQL Server (2005 Enterprise) on a Dell XPS720 Quad
Core, 4GB RAM box with 32-bit Windows Server 2003. After the initial splash
screen displays, when I click on any option group in the left-hand pane of
the window, I get an error:

"An error has occurred in the script on this page"
"Line 215"
"Char 3"
"Error: The system cannot file the file specified."
"Code 0"
"URL:///F:/Servers/Default.htm"

I checked on the DVD (drive letter 'F') and the file
"F:\Servers\Default.htm" does indeed exists.

It is worth noting that this box previously had "SQL Server Developer's or
Express Edition" or whatever it was called loaded.

How can I overcome this error? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
Excel Product Group (1998 - 2008)
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com
chip@cpearson.com

Try navigating to F:\Servers\setup.exe directly on the CD instead of using
the HTML page.




"Chip Pearson" <chip@cpearson.com> wrote in message
news:67F34D65-A201-451A-9925-49CA0AC2827F@microsoft.com...
> I'm attempting to install SQL Server (2005 Enterprise) on a Dell XPS720
> Quad Core, 4GB RAM box with 32-bit Windows Server 2003. After the initial
> splash screen displays, when I click on any option group in the left-hand
> pane of the window, I get an error:
>
> "An error has occurred in the script on this page"
> "Line 215"
> "Char 3"
> "Error: The system cannot file the file specified."
> "Code 0"
> "URL:///F:/Servers/Default.htm"
>
> I checked on the DVD (drive letter 'F') and the file
> "F:\Servers\Default.htm" does indeed exists.
>
> It is worth noting that this box previously had "SQL Server Developer's or
> Express Edition" or whatever it was called loaded.
>
> How can I overcome this error? Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
>
> --
> Cordially,
> Chip Pearson
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
> Excel Product Group (1998 - 2008)
> Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
> www.cpearson.com
> chip@cpearson.com
>
>
>

Hi Chip,

It is really impossible to tell what exactly is the error given the error
message since it is a very generic error message.However I do suggest you
to do the following and let me know if that s :

++Uninstall all versions of SQL server whatsoever
++If you do not see any entry in the add remove programs or you face any
problem removing the SQL server installation(s) please follow this KB
article and remove the SQL server installations manually :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909967
++Next please remove the .net 2.0 installation totally and then re-install
it
++Now try installing the MSDN edition once again and lets see if this work

Please understand that the action plan defined above may or may not resolve
the problem and this is my personal opinion based on my experience.

Thanks in advance,
Subhen
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| >|>|I'm attempting to install SQL Server (2005 Enterprise) on a Dell
XPS720 Quad
| >|>|Core, 4GB RAM box with 32-bit Windows Server 2003. After the initial
splash
| >|>|screen displays, when I click on any option group in the left-hand
pane of
| >|>|the window, I get an error:
| >|>|
| >|>|"An error has occurred in the script on this page"
| >|>|"Line 215"
| >|>|"Char 3"
| >|>|"Error: The system cannot file the file specified."
| >|>|"Code 0"
| >|>|"URL:///F:/Servers/Default.htm"
| >|>|
| >|>|I checked on the DVD (drive letter 'F') and the file
| >|>|"F:\Servers\Default.htm" does indeed exists.
| >|>|
| >|>|It is worth noting that this box previously had "SQL Server
Developer's or
| >|>|Express Edition" or whatever it was called loaded.
| >|>|
| >|>|How can I overcome this error? Any suggestions would be greatly
appreciated.
| >|>|
| >|>|Thank you very much.
| >|>|
| >|>|
| >|>|--
| >|>|Cordially,
| >|>|Chip Pearson
| >|>|Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
| >|>| Excel Product Group (1998 - 2008)
| >|>|Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
| >|>|www.cpearson.com
| >|>|chip@cpearson.com
| >|>|
| >|>|
| >|>|
| >|>|

Subhen Kar,MCTS
SQL Server Core Group
MICROSOFT